Yoke for railway-car draft-rigging.



l. F. OCONNOR.

-YQKE FUR RAILWAY CAR DRAFT RIGGING.

APPLICATION man. Hoy 20,1914.

Patented Sept 19, 1916.

2 sH'EEs-SHEET 1.

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I claimzj 1. A voke for draft riggings comprising two separate loop members, each having a filler flange on the inner side`at the rear thereof, a filler block having a centrally located flange extending rearwardly and between the said filler flanges of the loop 1nembers, and means for securing the .two loop members and said filler block together to prevent lateral separation of the parts.

' 2. A yoke for draft riggings comprising two members each having a forwardlyY eX- tended filler flange on the inner side thereof at the rear, a filler block having a rearwardly extended flange located between said first named flanges, said block having also side flanges extending'-rearwardly on the outer sides of said filler ianges, and means extending through said block and the filler flanges on the ylikemembers for preventing lateral separation of the parts.

A 'voke for draft riggings romprising two separate loop members, earh having a filler flange on the inner side at the rear thereof, a filler block hau-111g a centrally located-flange extending rearwardly and be-v tween the said filler 'flanges of theloop members, and means for securing the two loop members and said filler block together to prevent lateral separationof the parts, said means including a rivet extended through all of said flanges.

4. A yoke -for draft riggings comprising two loop 9members each having a web on the inner side at the rear thereof, a filler l block having a rearwardly extending flange vlocated between said webs, and devices permitting Slight relative longitudinal movement of the two members and, preventing lateral separation thereof.

A yoke for draft riggings comprising rtwo loop members each havlng a web on 

